Editing Homeschooling (section)

=== Racism ===
Some African-American families choose to homeschool as a way of increasing their children's understanding of African-American history – such as the [[Jim Crow laws]] that resulted in African Americans being prevented from reading and writing – and to limit the harm caused by the unintentional and sometimes subtle [[systemic racism]] that affects most American schools.<ref name="Anderson">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Melinda D. |date=2018-05-17 |title=The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/05/black-homeschooling/560636/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702064414/https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/05/black-homeschooling/560636/ |archive-date=2018-07-02 |access-date=2018-07-02 |work=The Atlantic |language=en-US}}</ref> The increase of homeschooling post-COVID-19 pandemic saw the greatest increases among Black, Latino, and Asian American households. Many families cited concerns that their children, particularly boys, were perceived as threatening or violent at school due to racism, as well as the issue of school quality and funding.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Balingit |first1=Moriah |last2=Rabinowitz |first2=Kate |date=2021-08-05 |title=Home schooling exploded among Black, Asian and Latino students. But it wasn't just the pandemic. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/27/pandemic-homeschool-black-asian-hispanic-families/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

On the other hand, some groups promote homeschooling to enforce [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] ideals. An exposé of a [[Nazism|Nazi]] homeschooling network in [[Ohio]] with over two thousand members led to no consequences or restrictions on the group due to lax regulatory requirements in the state.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meckler |first=Laura |date=2023-02-04 |title=Ohio officials are investigating pro-Nazi home-schoolers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/02/ohio-officials-are-investigating-pro-nazi-home-schoolers/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>